Monday, October 18, 2010

The Zombies Are Real...!

You finally reach a point in life where science fiction suddenly becomes reality!

I guess this really can't be classified as science fiction, but no matter what you call it...it is truly something out of the ordinary!

I'll withhold my judgement until I see what's on this woman's menu, ya know? After all, we all know the diet makes a true zombie, right?

You have to admit, this is one bizarre story! Made even more so by the fact that it's real!

Woman thought dead was not

By The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun

4:55 p.m. EDT, October 16, 2010

A Severna Park woman police reported dead after finding her blue and not breathing in her home was actually alive.

Police were called to check on 89-year-old Ruth Shillinglaw Johnson on Oct. 1. According to a report, officers found her motionless on her bathroom floor, and one officer noted an odor "similar to a decomposition smell."

But officers did not check for a pulse. Instead, they called Johnson's adult son and told him his mother was dead, according to an account first appearing in The Capital newspaper of Annapolis. The man said Johnson planned to donate her body to science. A State Anatomy Board employee arriving to take the body three hours later heard Johnson take a deep breath and saw her move her arm.

Johnson was rushed to a hospital. She was discharged Wednesday. Neighbors said she has been moved to a hospice.

Now, I don't know about you...but if anyone ever finds me like this, I don't care what color I've turned I want them to check for a pulse! Seems to me that ought to be standard procedure! But what do I know? I'm no medic!

Let's get some fresh coffee, my friends, and sit outside on the patio. We can discuss how to avoid any future "zombies" caused by stupidity!

Good Morning My Special Friend,What a scary thing for that poor old lady and the son. She must have some really bad circulation.I would love to sit on the patio and have some coffee the weather is perfect for it.

I just can't imagine that no one bothered to check for a pulse before informing the son! I mean, isn't that standard procedure, no matter what? And what's with the odor "similar to a decomposition smell"?Maybe the poor lady simply had gas and just passed out?I don't know what to think about this one... But I doubt if I'll be moving to Severna Park anytime soon... if this is the treatment you receive!

Some story HermitJim and theb timing was right with this being the time of year for strange things happening. Funny that no one thought to check for a pulse before shipping first. By the way, the story about the potted ashes was another strange one yesterday.Glad all turned out OK in both cases.

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I recently retired after serving my time working for other people. The one Truth I can attest to is that I don't like crowds. Not a good thing for someone living in a large city! So I am planning to move back to the country. Back to a place where I can sit on the front porch without worrying about getting mugged or shot at! Where the sounds of breeze in the trees and local wildlife replace the sounds of city strife. Where the light of the stars at night replace the streetlamps and neon. Most of all, I am going someplace where I can throw a rock and not hit my neighbor's house.